Their stated mission is to "showcase the hidden gems of the past, champion up-and-coming playwrights, and give both the platform to shine".

[1] AllthePigs were formed by Ami Stidolph and Sam Carrack upon graduating the Oxford School of Drama.

[citation needed] Running from the beginning the First Time Writers Initiative was set up by the AllthePigs and selects individuals who have never had a play professionally produced before and takes them on a 16-week intensive course of workshops, readings and rehearsals, eventually creating a 30-minute play, and pairing them up with an up-and-coming director.

Each short play then runs alongside a published production as selected by AllthePigs.

"This process appears to be an effective one, judging by the high quality of dialogue and characterisation"[10]